signet ring


noun
  1. a finger ring containing a small seal, one's initial, or the like.

Origin of signet ring

1
First recorded in 1675–85

Words Nearby signet ring

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How to use signet ring in a sentence

  • Evident today was a new signet ring that Carole has recently taken to wearing on the little finger of her right hand.

  • He wears a real pearl stud and a good signet ring; also a gold wrist watch, face broken and hands stopped at seven-fifteen.

    Dope | Sax Rohmer
  • In the end, therefore, it was he who took the signet ring and the letter the prince had written and brought back the gold.

    A Prince of Cornwall | Charles W. Whistler
  • And that figure upon the shields is the sacred sign that was engraved upon his signet-ring.

  • The wider part of this signet-ring is situated behind, where it affords attachment to large muscles.

  • The use of the signet ring is frequently mentioned in the Old Testament.

    Scarabs | Isaac Myer

British Dictionary definitions for signet ring

signet ring

noun
  1. a finger ring bearing a signet

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